Which of the following BEST describes the relationship between portfolios, projects, and programs?

The correct answer is B. A group of projects makes up a program, and all of an organization's programs make up a portfolio. In standard project management hierarchy: individual Projects are the smallest unit of planned work. A Program is a group of related projects managed in a coordinated way to obtain benefits not available from managing them individually. A Portfolio is the collection of all…

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AA group of programs makes up a project, and all of an organization's projects make up a portfolio.
BA group of projects makes up a program, and all of an organization's programs make up a portfolio.
CA group of portfolios makes up a program, and all of an organization's programs make up a project.
DA group of projects makes up a portfolio, and all of an organization's portfolios make up a program.

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In standard project management hierarchy: individual Projects are the smallest unit of planned work. A Program is a group of related projects managed in a coordinated way to obtain benefits not available from managing them individually. A Portfolio is the collection of all programs (and sometimes standalone projects) within an organization, aligned to strategic objectives. This hierarchy - projects → programs → portfolios - is fundamental to PMI's framework. All other answer choices invert or misrepresent this hierarchy.

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